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Since January 2000 CPC has worked in coordination with the
government's environmental protection policy by ending the
production and supply of leaded gasoline. At the present time,
all CPC-produced gasoline conforms to the environmental
quality standards of advanced countries. CPC lowered the
sulfur content of its diesel fuel from 375ppmw to 50ppmw
in June of 2004 and to 10 ppmw on July 1, 2011; it began
supplying 50ppmw high-grade gasoline on January 1, 2007
and 10 ppmw on January 1, 2012. The company introduced
bio-diesel on July 27 and gasohol on September 29, 2007
and has supplied B2 biofuel island-wide since June 15,
2010. In addition, all filling stations belonging to CPC have
installed vacuum assist vapor recovery hoses, and storage
tanks have also been equipped with vapor-recovery systems.
These facilities help to improve air quality by recovering more
than 3,200 kiloliters of vaporized gasoline annually, thus
reducing the release of volatile organic hydrocarbons into the
atmosphere by that amount.
Through years of constant effort, the quality of Taiwan's
petroleum products has been upgraded until today it
compares with that of Japan, the United States and other
advanced countries. We are not, however, satisfied with these
achievements. In the future our company will use the "new
environmental standards for petroleum products" of advanced
countries as its benchmark in the ongoing pursuit of ever-better
quality. With caring home and environment in mind, CPC will
continue to employ the newest pollution prevention technology,
constantly enhance its environmental protection performance,
pursue sustainable development and share in the health and
prosperity of the people of Taiwan.
